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tarry (tar′ē)

intransitive verb tarried -·ried, tarrying -·ry·ing

  1. to delay, linger, be tardy, etc.
  2. to stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
  3. to wait

Etymology: ME tarien, to delay, vex, hinder < OE tergan, to vex, provoke, prob. infl. by ME targen, to retard < OFr targer < VL *tardicare < L tardare, to delay < tardus, slow > tardy

transitive verb

Archaic to wait for

noun

Now Rare a sojourn; stay

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tarry2 definition

tarry (tär′ē)

adjective tarrier -·rier, tarriest -·ri·est

  1. of or like tar
  2. covered or smeared with tar

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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